On Wednesday, with relatives of some of the victims of the Newtown school massacre looking on, proposals to do everything from ban assault weapons to require background checks on gun buyers were defeated in the U.S. Senate, despite overwhelming public … Continue reading →

President Barack Obama marked his inauguration Monday with an address that differed in tone and substance than his historic swearing in four years ago. Mr. Obama said that while the economy is on the mend, the middle class needs help. He talked of civil rights for “our gay brothers and sisters,” and referenced gun control by mentioning the children killed in the Newtown, Conn., massacre. Continue reading →

Weed has been big in the news this week, as Washington state legalized some recreational use of marijuana by adults, and New Jersey opened its first medical marijuana dispensary. What should New York do? Continue reading →